Tess of the d’Urbervilles

Tess of the d’Urbervilles is solely about Tess - her personality, trials, growth, and development. While many novels concern the interaction of characters, this novel concentrates almost single – mindedly on the life of its heroine Tess. The other characters are important only to the extent that they affect Tess' fate. Tess' story is of a woman who tries to respond to the changing world around her with honesty and integrity. She can be viewed …

…She feels as though even if it is not her fault, she can not win in a battle such as this one. She knows that her fate will come, in defiance of doing all she can to deter it. In addition, because she is a Durbeyfield, it is obvious that she can not clear her name and start over. She is a woman of this era and chooses to take anguish over happiness. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**